The President's Award is CSPG's most prestigious form of volunteer recognition.  It is presented for sustained and distinguished service to the society.  Recipients are selected by the President at the end of their term. Past winners share the traits of providing exemplary leadership in a variety of roles and capacities that the contributions to society programs and events such that this award often provides a milestone in a distinguished career of exemplary membership.

Criteria for Award: The highest volunteer award presented in a year. It recognizes a current CSPG member who has contributed to the society through outstanding service, and is chosen by the CSPG President at the end of their operating year.

2020 Recipient

Shelley Leggitt
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Past Recipients

2019 - Tom Sneddon
2018 - Philip Benham and Greg Lynch
2017 - Tony Cadrin
2016 - Brad Hayes
2015 - Paul MacKay
2014 - Peter Hay
2013 - Robin Mann
2012 - Kirk Osadetz
2011 - Paul MacKay
2010 - Mark Cooper and Colin Yeo
2009 - Tony Cadrin
2008 - Bruce Shultz, Tooney Fink, Brian Glover
2007 - John Townsley, John Varsek
2006 - Mark Cooper, Roy Benteau, Kevin Marsh
2005 - John Hogg, Marty Hewitt
2004 - Ken Farschou, Ian Moffat, Daryl Wightman
2003 - Wayne Foo
2002 - Gerry Reinson
2001 - Regan Palsgrove
2000 - Ian McIlreath, Ian Moffat
1999 - Douglas Carsted, John Chipperfield
1998 - Jeff Packard, Jim Reimer
1997 - Benoit Beauchamp, Christian Viau
1996 - Alice Payne
1995 - John Hogg
1994 - Grant Mossop, Bruce Shultz
1993 - Ashton F. Embry
1992 - M.G. Brown, George Eynon
1991 - Wesley J. Waddell
1990 - Donald J. Glass, William R. May, Rick G. Young
1989 - James Dixon, Douglas A. Gardner, Cecil E. Keeping
1988 - David P. James, Dale A. Leckie, Anthony J. Tankard
1987 - William J. Haskett, Michael E. Hriskevich, D.G. McLaren
1986 - Herbert J. Sullivan
1985 - M.A. Carrigy, Rory C. Hankel
1984 - James Dixon, T.J. Hawkins, Ian A. McIlreath
1983 - A.Neil Hutton, Donald F. Stott
1982 - Alfred E. Calverley, James MacDonald, Gordon D. Williams
1981 - Robert D. Orr, E.E. Pelzer, P.F. Sherrington
1980 - G.G. Grant, Len V. Hills
1979 - A.Neil Hutton, Neil J. McMillan, Ian A. McIlreath
1978 - John M. Browning